A record-breaking 9,700 solar installations were fitted in Yorkshire and the Humber in the first half of this year, the government has said.
According to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, this represents enough energy to power the equivalent of up to 16,300 homes.
It builds on the 9,300 solar installations fitted in the same period in 2025.
David Skaith, Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, said: “Thousands of families and businesses across Yorkshire are benefiting from solar, helping to bring down their bills, build our county’s energy security and put power back into the hands of local people.”
York Minster is among the landmarks to be adorned with solar technology.
Alex McCallion, director of works and precinct at the minster, said the £400,000 project was “setting an example and a planning precedent in a restricted heritage environment”.
He said: “This system is guaranteed for 30 years, its payback is just under eight years which gives us 22 years of free energy.”
